Kill Tony #413
Lineup
Set: Ethan jokes about looking like Ellen DeGeneres, getting mistaken for a woman at DCA airport, and the benefits of short hair with gay men and lesbians buying him drinks.
Interview: Third-time comedian, 23, works in international democracy development NGO in Latin America, from LA, enjoys rock climbing and hiking. Opened up about father gambling away money and fleeing to Canada, and briefly mentioned being open to pegging.
- Mistaken for woman at airport bathroom, decided to cut hair as a result.
- Short hair benefits: gay men and lesbians buy him drinks at bars.
- Tony criticizes opening by noting he looks like a regular surfer, not Ellen DeGeneres.
Set: Monford jokes about feeding his sleeping girlfriend Reese's Pieces to make her fat and undesirable, and about people holding doors open when he's too far away.
Interview: Four months in standup after a breakup. Disabled with schizophrenia, on disability, did audio transcription. Had schizophrenic delusion of having children, got vasectomy at 21 based on that delusion. Spent 30 days in psychiatric hospital receiving ECT treatment.
- Feeding unconscious girlfriend junk food to make her gain weight and acne.
- People holding doors open when he's not quite close enough.
- Tony praises Monford's style and encourages him to lean into vulnerability and use open mics as therapy.
Set: Travis jokes about a friend finding his 10-year-old son watching porn, contrasting with having to find porn in Blockbuster horror section as a kid, and references dead women in horror movies.
Interview: 10 years standup, from Virginia Beach/Norfolk area, previously Phoenix. Civilian contractor with Navy, now underground utility contractor. Fan who attended Kill Tony in Philly, drove with friends Vicky and Keller. Discussed almost getting arrested for attempted rape, friend's suicide, lives with parents at 35.
- Finding porn in Blockbuster horror section as kid, women died horrifically after.
- Tony praises Travis for veteran comedians signing up and compliments his interview.
JP
Set: JP jokes about masturbating until getting rug burn, dressing better without improving his prospects, culinary school, weed as secret ingredient, and looking like Hey Arthur mixed with Saddam Hussein.
Interview: Fourth time on stage, mixed ethnicity (Native American, Cuban, Puerto Rican, African-American, French), works in insurance selling company websites, coached judo, plays D&D, does orbiting. Audience heavily booed and disliked him throughout interview.
- Masturbated so much got rug burn on genitals, started dressing better.
- Secret ingredient to every meal is pot, making him a huge drug.
- Looks like Hey Arthur and Saddam Hussein had a baby.
- Crowd completely turns on JP, heckling and expressing dislike throughout interview. Tony tapes his mouth to silence him.
Set: Nick jokes about rolling out of his sister's bed, holding his mom's purse at orgies, nearly witnessing others having sex in dark room where the other man sounded better.
Interview: Two years standup on Eastern Shore in Salisbury, works at Aldi grocery store, JV offensive line football coach with 7-2 team record, drinks 5-6 bottles water daily, looks like Nazi/Edward Norton, Giants fan from Long Island family.
- Apologizes for appearance rolling out of sister's bed, goes to orgies holding mom's purse.
- Other guy having sex in same room sounded like he was plunging a toilet.
- Audience heckles and second-row guy yells repeatedly, Tony threatens to kick out heckler.
Set: Adam jokes about dogs as guilt-free punching bags, wondering if male dog's red thing tastes salty, found wife's sex toys under 16-year-old's bed, all smelled like semen.
Interview: First-time standup, age 36, truck driver for 4 years, muscular from power steering, divorced after 12 years on-and-off relationship, wife cheated, had old pitbull that died of old age at 16, enjoys hunting and fishing, honks at hand signals from other drivers.
- Dogs are guilt-free punching bags, wonders if male dog's red thing tastes salty.
- Found wife's sex toys under 16-year-old's bed, smelled like semen.
- Tony calls Adam his favorite so far and praises him as true American for honking at truck signals.
Pablo DP
Set: Pablo jokes about DC being political, people criticizing Trump while supporting Russian hockey player Ovechkin, then mentions helplessly watching a friend get molested.
Interview: First-time standup, leasing agent selling luxury apartments, grew up dirt poor in Argentina, in US 20 years, age 27, girlfriend is half-Chinese half-Vietnamese met at mall, stretches daily, been sober since New Year after drinking too much, took caffeine pills before set.
- Trump critics support Russian hockey player Ovechkin hypocrisy.
- Tony criticizes Pablo for lack of actual jokes, just thoughts strung together.
Set: Victoria jokes about free the nipple movement, her breasts being only asset, Thanksgiving bringing wrong spray bottle to grandma who became colorblind, and gap between her teeth enhancing oral sex.
Interview: Third-time standup from North Carolina about a month in, works quality control at farmers market, single, subreddit mod making Kill Tony sports cards, ex-boyfriend was truck driver, 8-year abusive relationship, minimal sex once a week, pierced nipples with bottle-cap areolas.
- Free the nipple movement offends because breasts are only asset at almost 30.
- Brought wrong spray bottle to Thanksgiving, grandma became colorblind from racist spray.
- Tooth gap makes oral sex special, like scoring extra point in football.
- Joel comes on stage and kisses Victoria in mouth, audience erupts. Called first Mexican inside the gap reference.
Set: Martin does second minute of show, jokes about acting drunk on stage, troubled history with women since second grade, teacher gun program concerns.
Interview: Repeat guest from first DC show, substitute teacher with muscular dystrophy, has done 7-8 years standup, performed in Lazy Boy furniture store, does 5Ks despite disability earning medals, has cat named Popcorn.
- Acting drunk to calm nerves on stage almost caused pants incident.
- Inexperienced with gun might accidentally shoot more than shooter in school.
- Repeat guest bonused with second minute. Tony praises his focus and enunciation after 7-8 years.
Set: Justin does impressionist jokes about Australian pigs, Pisces zodiac references to time (12 noon vs 12 midnight), plays on show format with kitten and bear references.
Interview: Multi-talented juggler/magician from NYC, wife/assistant Joyce, has circus show, appeared at Gramercy Theater NYC and multiple Kill Tony tours, keeps Kill Tony pin in car, does hat tricks live.
- Australian pig says 'oink' not different sound, says fuck you.
- Zodiac observation: 12 noon/midnight should be called differently for clarity.
- Performs hat tricks live on stage, attempts several tricks with mixed success.
Set: Brittney jokes about mother being crack addict and prostitute, still watches her kids, caught doing bumps, recalled memory of mother's friend calling her whore and mother's proud retort, she gets paid in validation.
Interview: First-time standup, school bus company employee, mother was prostitute/crack addict, separated from baby daddy but married to someone else, friend is shirtless attractive guy, mom doesn't ask/tell current work status, drinks Natty Light and other beers.
- Mother crack addict prostitute, now cute grandma, caught doing bumps with baby.
- Recalled mother telling friend she's smart enough to get paid as whore.
- Gets paid in validation mother never gave her, turning trauma to currency.
- Spencer shows visible arousal during interview, Tony acknowledges it humorously.